The Republic of Ireland man first tumbled for a soft-looking penalty that Liam Rosenior scored from the rebound, before bagging the second goal himself.

Angry West Brom fans were irate suggesting Long had dived to win the penalty, and apparently crossing the line into abuse.

"Some pathetic men were abusing swearing at Shane in front of my daughter that I think is vile! Teigan was very upset as some men thought shouting abuse in front of her 2 her dad made them look big!," Kayleah tweeted.

"Our daughter is 4-years-old and cried as was worried for her dad! Thank god I wasn't there."

Long later took to Twitter himself to clarify his role in the incident.